The heavy wooden door groaned as Kace shoved it open, his chest heaving from the sprint through the war-torn corridors.

“Luna, we are under attack. The alpha asked me to come here and protect…” The scent of blood and smoke clung to his skin, but it was the thick, musky aroma of arousal that hit him first as he stumbled into the dimly lit chamber. The flickering light cast long shadows across the stone walls, illuminating the scene before him in stark, golden strokes.

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